Print of a vibrant, multi-patterned chicken against a blue and purple background, above an army of birds with swords, and below an orange and red circular pattern overlapping leafy linework.

Jungil Hong 홍정일

Baby leg Meat Leg (아기다리고기다리, Agidarikogidari)

Maker

Jungil Hong 홍정일 (American, b. 1976 in Seoul, South Korea), (RISD BFA 1999, Ceramics; RISD MFA 2015, Textiles)

Title

Baby leg Meat Leg (아기다리고기다리, Agidarikogidari)
from the portfolio "Promassive"

Year

2002

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color screen print

Supports

Dimensions

Image/sheet: 101 x 43.2 cm (39 3/4 x 17 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Chinese characters written in black ink on verso, superimposed onto red stamp in LLC; "6/50" in black ink on LRC of verso

Marks: stamp in red ink in LLC of verso

Identification

Edition

6/50

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Chazan

Object Number

2002.62.12

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Being and Believing in the Natural World
Perspectives from the Ancient Mediterranean, Asia, and Indigenous North America
Oct 22, 2022 – Jun 04, 2023

Label copy

“A chicken wearing underwear out on a date . . . persimmon trees . . . grandma’s stories of the Korean war . . . Chinese medicine boxes . . . ceramic urns.” In a conversation, artist Jungil Hong listed the “collection of thoughts” depicted in this colorful, playful print, which represents childhood memories and explores her Korean background.

The title, Baby Leg Meat Leg, is a phrase Hong remembers from her childhood that means something closer to “I have been waiting and waiting.” She transforms images from the past into birds and vegetal patterns injected with humor, inviting our contemplation.

—WC

Chazans' Choice
Gifts of Contemporary Art to the RISD Museum
Feb 11, 2005 – Apr 24, 2005

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Tombstone

Jungil Hong 홍정일 (American, b. 1976 in Seoul, South Korea)
Baby leg Meat Leg (아기다리고기다리, Agidarikogidari); from the portfolio "Promassive", 2002
Color screenprint on paper
Image/sheet: 101 x 43.2 cm (39 3/4 x 17 inches)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Chazan 2002.62.12

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